Marco Antonio Rubio

Gennady Golovkin HBO-televised stoppage of Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday was watched by 1,304 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research, making his 18th consecutive knockout the second highest viewed premium cable boxing event of 2014.

Fans from around the world share their thoughts on Gennady Golovkin’s quick stoppage of Marco Antonio Rubio and Nicholas Walters’ impressive KO of Nonito Donaire and ask Dougie what’s next for the skilled power punchers in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Gennady Golovkin, trainer Abel Sanchez and promoter Tom Loeffler answered questions from the media after THE RING’s No. 1-rated middleweight stopped Marco Antonio Rubio in two rounds in front of 9,323 fans at StubHub Center in Carson, California. Loeffler says GGG will be back in the ring in February in Monte Carlo.

Gennady Golovkin fell back on his conservative, safety-first style against Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday, carefully picking opportunities to pitty-pat his way to a bloodless, 12-round decision. Totally kidding, of course. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.

Gennady Golovkin made short work of Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday in Carson, California, but that didn’t disappoint the record crowd that came to see the WBA middleweight titleholder make his area debut.

Marco Antonio Rubio came in 1.8 pounds over weight for Saturday’s middleweight matchup with defending WBO titleholder Gennady Golovkin, who weighed in at 159. Rubio was given two hours to lose the excess.

The talking heads get their last moment in the spotlight before Saturday’s action in Carson, Calif., where middleweight ogre Gennady Golovkin will face the experienced fists of Marco Antonio Rubio for the WBO title. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.

How did Gennady Golovkin, who defends his WBA middleweight title against Mexican veteran Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson, California, become an attraction in the greater Los Angeles area without ever fighting in the region?

Most of the buzz going into Saturday is over middleweight power-puncher Gennady Golovkin, but the man he’ll face is no slouch. Marco Antonio Rubio sports an impressive KO ratio of his own — 51 knockouts in 66 bouts — and will bring a formidable range of experience into the ring.

Trainer Abel Sanchez is so confident that his charge, Gennady Golovkin will successfully defend his WBA middleweight title against Marco Antonio Rubio that he’s even calling the round in which the fight ends.

Undefeated WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin weighed in at 165 pounds less than a month away from his Oct. 18 title defense against Marco Antonio Rubio, who weighed in at 174.5 pounds, according to a WBC-mandated 30-day advance weigh-in.